A Belgian style pale ale blended with hibiscus and kombucha tea, Fleur is a beautiful, rose-colored ale with an aroma of strawberries and hibiscus flowers. Flavor balance starts with a hint of sweet, ripe berry and finishes tart.

Reviews by cosmicevan:

A - Poured a deep murky penny copper color with a very thin head that vanished almost instantly and left small traces that it was once there on the side of the glass.

S - Smelled like spicey bbq. I kid you not. Hidden in the background is the usual suspects for a BPA, but upfront reminds me of tangy BBQ sauce. Spicey and tangy. I suppose that's the Hibiscus? Certainly interesting, not necessarily what I look for in a beer. As it warmed, the BBQ odor seemed to fade a bit into the background, but on a big whiff, I still smell it.

T - Yum. Pretty good. A lot of the GI belgian series don't really impress me much (aside from Sofie which is one of the best beers I've ever had)...this one is up there though comparatively speaking. Spicey and fruity. Lemon, clove, bubblegum, banana and sweet...but mostly spicey. But balanced nicely. I really dug the flavor on this one.

M - Definitely leaves some sort of floral feeling in my mouth. A bit dry and juice-like. Soft in my mouth as I drink it, but very dry afterwards.

D - All in all a pretty good BPA. Not hoppy at all (which I like). The smell was pretty interesting for a beer, but taste wise, this one was superior to many of the other GI belgian styles.

More User Reviews:

2011 vintage, enjoyed thanks to Mike. Surprisingly, this one gushed a bit upon opening... not bad for a two year old beer, I guess. Pours a staggered mix of gold, orange, and amber, and seems to really stretch the gradient wide. Mild sediment floats around in a beer topped with surprisingly almost no head, especially for being so lively upon opening. The white ring lasts for about half the beer before fading into nothing.

Hmm... very musty, cellar-like, and dirty, but almost in a somewhat unintended way. It seems as though time has not been as kind to this brew as you'd expect. Sofie, Lolita, and Matilda have faired much better, it seems. Nevertheless, it doesn't smell bad, just a bit out-of-kilter towards the funk and musk side of things. There are some lightly fruity undertones, apples and grapes, that spice things up a bit.

I was a little shocked to see the exclusion of Belgian yeast on the nose, but it's actually the first thing I can taste when I take a sip. Lots and lots of chunky Belgian yeast on the palate with some hints of light, rotten banana and spiced clove. Cherry tartness is present and snaps at the tongue along with the lively carbonation... Still wondering why a beer with this much CO2 refused to produce any sort of head.

Big bubblegum flavors come out, again from the yeast, and is met with a heavy-handed amount of funk. Musky, funky, dry cheesecloth, and big-time reminders of cobwebs and dirt. A slightly chalky mouth feel and taste is a little off-putting, but nothing unmanageable. I feel like this beer would have been great fresh, but with two years on it, it's deterred to "just okay". Thin-medium bodied with almost no alcohol presence detectable.

I really hope Goose Island decides to make this one again someday, as I've never had the chance to try it fresh, and I think it would be much better without any age. Even with two years under the belt, it was far from awful, but I couldn't help but think of how time had taken it's toll on the brew - all of the "could-have-beens". Seems strange, though, as the rest of Goose Island's line of Belgian-style ales handles time like champs.

The beer pours a hazy orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma is very nice. I get a lot of brett notes, with some funk and a little bit of leather. I also get some nice cherry notes as well as some floral notes.

The flavor is also very interesting. There is a lot of juicy cherry notes mixed in with the leathery and funk brett notes. There is also a little bit of biscuit malt, but the beer is very dry and easy to drink.

22oz bottle split with 2 other friends poured into a standard pint glass. bottled on 9/17/10.

pours out a deep reddish orange color with a one finger of white head that faded to a nice retentive 1/4 inch of head. cloudy with a bit of sediment.

lots of acidic, funky, musty brett is mostly noticable. behind that there is sweet malts with a very light herbal note.

again acidic, funky, musty brett at the forefront, almost grape like sweetness with a very light herbal bitter finish.

a nice sweet tart medium body, good feeling carbonation.

drinks very nicely for a brett beer. one of the few that i could prolly drink bottle after bottle of. i would definatly get this again, highly recommended from me. i also would love to see how this would age.

Fruit on the nose. Flavor is mellow with a hint of tea. Starts with some sweetness and ends tart.

On the take home scale, this is a unique beer and worth sharing, but not my everyday choice. So yes for a special occasion or to share with someone who is a adventurous beer drinker. I'd pick up one for variety

(Served in a chalice) A- The slight dense amber body has a thick head that fades to a thin film and is supported by a sea of microbubbles. S- The slight floral sweetness has notes of cheese rind and a dry floral tartness to the finish. T- The light floral yeast flavor has a dry brett note with some white wine flavors to follow. The finish has a dry hibiscus bite with a red currant quality and a noble hop flavor that blends in. There is a dry field corn note that lingers a bit in the finish. M- The light mouthfeel has a crisp texture and no alcohol heat. D- This beer has some nice tripel qualities and a soft subtle tartness from the hibiscus for depth. Good drinkabililty and it would be interesting to see if the brett notes really come out as this beer ages.

Appearance: Beautiful red hue ale with a decent bubbly head. Really all of Goose's belgium style Ales appear beautiful in the glass.Aroma: The hibiscus and kombucha tea hits you right away with some berry fruit notes....very fragrant.

Taste: This is an odd pour its 1 part pale Ale, 1 part Argo Tea and 1 part sour lambic. Overall there might be just too much going on here for me to fall in love with it. The alcohol content though is well hid. If I had had it on a hot summer day, it might have been more appropriate.

Mouthfeel: Very wet and fizzy, a bit of a tart finish. Overall very good feel. The flavor is intense on the front end but quickly fades.